Jar clamp and wrench



Sept-27, 1921. 1,643,876

P. COLE v JAR CLAMP AND WRENCH Filed Nov. 25, 1924 l/ daiaie INVENTORATTORNEY Patented Sept. 27, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL COLE, OF 'IYRRELL, OHIO.

JAR CLAMP AND WRENCH.

Application filed November 25, 1924. Serial No. 752,244.

This invention contemplates the provision of a novel form of jar clampand wrench whereby a jar and preferably a fruit jar may be held inposition while removing the top.

Another object of the present invention contemplates the provision of anovel form of jar clamp whereby pint and quart sizes may be selectivelyengaged whereby a plurality of different size wrenches or clamps willnot be needed.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a wrench pivotallysupported upon the jar clamp and adapted to engage the tops of pint andquart size jars.

The advantages of the invention will be better understood when thefollowing detail description is read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination andarrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the views, and wherein:

The figure shown in the drawings is a perspective of a jar clampengaging a quart size jar and the wrench engaging the jar top thereof.

Referring to the drawing in detail wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates a fruitjar of the usual and well known type used in preserving and wherein theusual cover top 11 is employed.

The jar clamping means hereinbefore referred to includes a pair ofclamping members 12 and 13 respectively, the clamping member 12 beinglarger than the member 13 and positioned below the latter. This clampingmember 12 as will be readily seen, is

adapted to engage a large jar, such as a quart size while the member 13is adapted to engage the smaller fruit jars such as the pint size. Itwill be noted that the circular 45 clamping members 12 and 13 are offsetas at 1 1 and 15 and terminate in handle members 16, whereby thecircular clamping members 12 or 13 may rigidly engage the side walls ofa jar by the contraction of the handle mally extends vertically abovethe handle members 16.

' The wrench means l'lQIGlIlbQfOIG stated includes a circular member 19having its end portions terminating in spaced parallel handle members20, a supporting bar 21 having its ends secured to diametricallyopposite sides of the circular member 19. In order to provide a pivotalmounting for said wrench engaging means, there is provided a yoke 22having its free ends looped as indicated at 22 and engaging thetransverse bar 23 of the inverted U-shaped member 18. The opposite endof the yoke 22 is looped as indicated at 22 and pivotally secured to thetransverse bar 21 as at at whereby the wrench engaging means may beswung into and out of position and may be owing to the pivotal mountingfolded upon itself and the handle members 16 whereby the latter may beslipped in a drawer or the like.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionand minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

A jar clamp and wrench provided with handle members, gripping portionstherefor, a substantially inverted U-shaped member provided withlaterally offset extremities pivotally mounted upon the handle membersof the clamp, a plate member carried by the wrench, and a yoke pivotallymounted upon the U-shaped member and connected with the plate upon thewrench.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

PAUL COLE.

